SOF-Space Integration Planner

QinetiQ US; Colorado Springs (CO); On-site; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

QinetiQ US is seeking an embedded contractor SOF-space planner to support the NSDC at Schriever Space Force Base in Colorado Springs, CO. You will bridge SOF and space defense through planning processes, BMC2 integration, and space-domain awareness for senior leaders.

The role requires 7+ years in operational SOF planning, TS/SCI with polygraph, and experience with JPP/MDMP/APEX. You will coordinate across NSDC, USSPACECOM, TSOCs, GCCs, IC, and NRO.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline; significant experience may substitute.
• 7+ years of operational planning experience with or in direct support of Special Operations Forces at the unit, command, or combatant command level.
• Demonstrated experience with the Joint Planning Process (JPP), Military Decision Making Process (MDMP), and/or APEX planning framework.
• Working knowledge of space operations, space domain awareness, or space-enabled capabilities as they relate to SOF mission execution.
• Familiarity with Joint Publication 3-05 (Special Operations) and related SOF doctrine, campaign plans, and authority frameworks.
• Demonstrated ability to produce operational-quality planning products – orders, CONOPs, COAs, briefings – and present them to senior and flag-level audiences.
• Proficiency with classified networks and tools including SIPRNet and JWICS
• Active Top Secret/SCI clearance with Polygraph required; #qinetiqclearedjob

Responsibilities

• Develop Courses of Action (COAs), Concepts of Operations (CONOPs), and planning annexes that account for SOF dependencies on space-enabled capabilities.
• Assess and articulate SOF requirements for space-based support in contested environments for NSDC planning cycles.
• Execute planning duties across the Joint Planning Process (JPP) and APEX framework, staffing orders and directives as required.
• Coordinate across NSDC directorates, USSPACECOM, TSOCs, GCCs, IC, and NRO to synchronize SOF-space planning activities.
• Maintain situational awareness of adversary counterspace threats and contribute to I&W products and threat characterization efforts.
• Interface with NSDC’s BMC2 architecture to ensure SOF mission requirements are integrated into command processes.
• Contribute to space domain awareness products, overlays, and leadership briefings.
• Identify and communicate SOF-unique ROE considerations affecting NSDC planning.
• Support NSDC Advanced Concept Experimentation (NACE) events and USSPACECOM wargames focusing on SOF-space convergence.
• Develop and facilitate exercise scenarios stressing SOF dependencies on space systems.
• Conduct After Action Reviews (AARs) and lessons learned analyses for SOF-space integration.

Skills

JPP experience

MDMP familiarity

APEX planning

SOF space planning

space operations knowledge

I&W familiarity

SIPRNet access

JWICS access

Top Secret clearance

Polygraph

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

SIPRNet

JWICS

Job description

QinetiQ US is seeking an embedded contractor SOF-space planner to support the NSDC at Schriever Space Force Base in Colorado Springs, CO. You will bridge SOF and space defense through planning processes, BMC2 integration, and space-domain awareness for senior leaders.

The role requires 7+ years in operational SOF planning, TS/SCI with polygraph, and experience with JPP/MDMP/APEX. You will coordinate across NSDC, USSPACECOM, TSOCs, GCCs, IC, and NRO.